Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California

Subject: National & State Parks
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

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A large waterfall plunges in white spray over a sheer grey rock face, framed by dense green foliage and a bright blue sky. The view is a close, elevated look at the falls and the surrounding wooded slopes.

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PublisherWestern Publ. & Nov. Co.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE FALLS Nowhere else in the world may be seen a waterfall spectacle such as is found in Yosemite. Upper Yosemite Fall drops 1,430 feet in one sheer fall. Lower Yosemite Fall below has a drop of 320 feet. Counting a series of cascades in between the total drop from the crest of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall, is 2,425 feet. COLOR PHOTO BY DOUGLAS WHITESIDE POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE ODK-541 CURTEICHCOLOR® 3-D NATURAL COLOR REPRODUCTION (REG. U.S.A. PAT. OFF.) 316—WESTERN PUBL. & NOV. CO., 259 SO. LOS ANGELES ST., L. A., CALIF.

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Place mentioned	Yosemite National Park, CA
Publisher	Los Angeles, CA
Notes	No printed text visible on the front; a greenish rectangular patch (label, tape, or color cast) appears along the left edge of the scan. Image is rotated 90 degrees in the scan. No postmark; unused divided-back chrome-era card. Printed caption and publisher imprint on back; no handwriting, no stamp. Front is a glossy color photo of Yosemite Falls.

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Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/yosemite-falls-yosemite-national-park-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.